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SEBI inspection records — CIC
Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited
SEBI inspection records disclosable; commercial trading data protected under §8(1)(d).
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2018-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | RTI applicant |
| Respondent | SEBI |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(d), §8(1)(e) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
SEBI inspection records disclosable under Jayantilal Mistry rationale; commercially-confidential trading data protected.
Ratio decidendi
Following the Supreme Court's rationale in RBI v. Jayantilal Mistry (2015), SEBI's inspection reports on regulated entities are disclosable. Pure commercial trading data (open interest positions, client identities) remains protected under §8(1)(d).
Keywords
SEBI, §8(1)(d), §8(1)(e), CIC, regulator
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